The secretary for politics of the USA Embassy in Angola, Doreen Bailey Tuesday here defended the need for the Angolan government to create more efficient policies and strategies to combat human trafficking.
The international community must encourage reform tendencies in Guinea-Bissau to counter the risk of the West African country becoming a narco-state and political no-man's-land of interest to Maghreb criminal and terrorist networks.
AN armed gang, numbering about 20, Monday night stormed the home of Mr. David Yongo, a lecturer in the history department of Benue State University, killing his wife in cold blood even as they shot his three year-old son.
Black oil worth over N114 million has been recovered from the bunkerers by the Nigerian Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) in Lagos last weekend.
Former Managing Director of the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN), Alhaji Yusufu Mohammed, yesterday alleged that former President Olusegun Obasanjo, and erstwhile Minister of Aviation, Prof. Babalola Borishade approved the disbursement of N2 billion to further the presidential ambition
Former Accountant General of Bauchi State, Baffa Tilde, and a Commissioner for Finance in the last administration, Alfa Ja'amare, were yesterday arrested by operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). They were arrested in Bauchi on allegation of
Abia Elders Forum (AEF) has commended the Inspector-General of Police (IGP), Mr Mike Okiro, for pledging to flush out kidnappers and other criminals out of South-east and South-south geo-political zones.
Barely 24 hours after armed robbers overpowered night watchmen and invaded secretariat of Nafada Local Government, carting away staff salaries, a mysterious fire in the wee hours of Monday morning razed the entire administrative block.
A three-man gang of suspected assailants stormed the residence of an academic staff of Benue State University Makurdi, Comrade David Yongo, along Makurdi - Gboko road Monday midnight and shot his wife at close range killing her instantly while the
A gang of armed robbers yesterday at-tacked a car dealer, Mr. Daniel Ike, in Abuja's Garki 11 area and carted away N18.5 million that he was carrying in his Toyota Land Cruiser Jeep. They also shot him in the leg.
Deputy Director in the Ministry of Environment and Tourism, Sackey Namugongo, pleaded not guilty to 13 counts out of 43 counts when his case resumed in the Katutura Regional Court yesterday.
Sixty three percent of the prostitutes operating in Italy are Nigerians, the National Agency for Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons and other related matters (NAPTIP) said yesterday in Kano.
A gallant police con-stable, who single handedly apprehended an armed robber in Asokoro District of the Federal Capital City, Abuja, was yesterday rewarded with N100, 000 by the FCT Administration.
The corruption trial of senior Ministry of Environment and Tourism official Sackey Namugongo stumbled out of the starting blocks in the Windhoek Regional Court yesterday with Namugongo pleading not guilty to the first 12 of 40 charges against him.
CONFUSION, panic, pandemonium yesterday enveloped residents of the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja as robbers took over the Ahmadu Bello Way junction in the Central District for some minutes, shot a man in the legs and carted away huge sum of
The Government's tendency of putting itself into disrepute without the slightest provocation has been demonstrated once again by the saga surrounding the secret sale of Grand Regency Hotel.
Despite the 2008 World Drug Report indicating near negligible growth in illicit drug consumption in the country, Kenya must be wary of its growing status as a popular transit route. All the major illicit drugs are finding their in Kenya
The Kenya Anti-Corruption Commission Tuesday distanced itself from the controversial sale of Grand Regency Hotel, and said it was considering opening investigation.
